Improvement in reclining-chairs



UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

EDWARD COLLINS, NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN RECLINING-CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,538, datedNovember3, 1874; application filed September 15, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD OoLLINs, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented an Improved Reclining Chair, of which thefollowing is a specification:

My invention relates to certain improvements on the inventions for whichLetters Patent were granted to me January 14,, 1873, and- July 22, 1873;and it consists in the combination of a saddle working on the pedestalwith a pair of levers, and a swinging yoke for supporting the seat indifferent positions.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view, in verticalsection, of my improved chair. Fig. 2 is a rear View, partly in section.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the pedestal and saddle, taken inthe line a; as of Fig. l.

The standard or pedestal A, and globe-joint B, are substantially thesame in construction and operation, as described inmy patent of July 22,1878, aforesaid, and the seat 0 is attached to the globe-joint in asimilar manner. The levers D, for oscillating the seat, have theirfulcrums somewhat higher than in the patent referredlto, and their shortarms do not extend down so low. To the short arms ofv the levcrs D arepivoted the front ends of two connecting-bars, E, the rear ends of whichare pivoted to a rod, f, near the ends thereof. This rod f runs throughthe upper portion of a swinging yoke, G, the lower portion of which ispivoted by a rod, I, to the horns or upper ends it h of a saddle, H,working on the pedestal A. The saddle H has a semi-cylindricalbearing-surface, whichpartially surrounds the pedestal, resting upon ashoulder, 1', formed thereon, and is held in place by means of a wire,J, working in a groove, j, formed around said pedestal, and having itsends secured by nuts. In the upper portion of the swinging yoke G, nearthe outer ends thereof, are friction-rollers g g, which are journaled onthe rod I, and bear upon the under side of the seat (3. About midwaybetween the ends of the yoke G, on the upper edge, are two lugs whichengage with the rod f, and serve to stiffen and strengthen the same.These lugs work on each side of a staple or keeper, 1?, attached to theunder side of the seat, and through this staple or keeper the rod fpasses, and is prevented from downward displacement.

When the seat 0 is in a horizontal position, the levers D are inclinedbackward, and the swinging yoke G is in a nearly vertical position, asshown in Fig. 1.

When it is desired to incline the seat backward, the levers D are movedforward, throwing their short arms backward, and, through theconnecting-bars E, depressing or inclining backward thepreviously-upright yoke Gr, so

as to allow the seat to incline backward.

The saddle revolves freely around the pedest-a1, so that the chair maybe readily reversed, asin my patent aforesaid.

The upper ends of the levers D engage with notches in the arms K in thesame manner as described in my patent aforesaid. In this case, however,the notches may be of square instead of ratchet form, as in said patent.

The back L is hinged to the seat U in a similar manner to that shown inmy patent aforesaid. It is connected with the arms K by means of bars M,each of which has its rear end pivoted to the edge of the back, and itsfront end connecting with the. arms K, by means of notches engaging withstuds or pro jections on the arms whereby the back is held in place atdifferent angles of inclination.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the pedestal and chair-seat, of a saddle, H, alever or levers, D, and a swinging yoke, Gr, substantially as and forthe purpose shown and described.

EDWARD COLLINS.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MCADAMS, JAMES PATTERTON.

